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- In addition to Scott Steiner, Robert Gibson from The Rock ‘N Roll Express was backstage visiting at WWE Hell in a Cell last Sunday. - The first week sales of CM Punk: Best in the World were strong. The DVD moved a total of 28,938 total units. - WWE’s overseas tour gets in full swing [...]
WWE released the official pay-per-view buyrate numbers for all shows in the third quarter of 2012 in their earnings release Thursday morning. They are as follows: Money in the Bank – 188,000 buys (compared to 195,000 buys in 2011) SummerSlam – 358,000 buys (compared to 296,000 buys in 2011) Night of Champions – 189,000 buys [...]
- WWE announced their 2012 third quarter earnings Thursday morning prior to the stock market open. Below is the release in its entirety: WWE (NYSE:WWE) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Revenues totaled $104.2 million as compared to $108.5 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income was $5.0 million [...]
Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: Unique crowd in Atlanta on Sunday and not the typical Hotlanta grouping. Either we did not provide what they wanted to see or they, as a group, didn’t connect to the show. Nonetheless, for me it is always good to work [...]
- John Cena returned to the ring at Wednesday’s WWE live event in Strasbourg, France. As expected, Cena worked a match against Dolph Ziggler in which he went over. Cena hasn’t worked since September after having surgery on his elbow. - Scott Steiner was backstage at WWE Hell in a Cell last Sunday night visiting [...]
- WWE furthered the referee Brad Maddox storyline on Wednesday evening. In a kayfabe article posted here on dot com, the company says Maddox has been “summoned to WWE Headquarters” in Stamford, Conn. to be questioned by a Board of Inquiry on Thursday morning. - WWE will return to Paris, France on April 20, 2013 [...]
- TMZ is reporting that former WWE Diva Amy Weber released a full spread of naked photos originally shot for Playboy this week. The reason Weber decided to release the unpublished photos is she had her laptop stolen last week that included the pics. Rather than have the thief leak them, Weber decided to do [...]
- Tamina Snuka, who is currently out with an injury, continues to train in preparation for her in-ring return. - Variety is reporting that Anchor Bay Films has picked up the distribution rights to WWE Studios’ horror pic “No One Lives,” starring Luke Evans. Other upcoming WWE Studios films include “Dead Man Down” starring Colin [...]
- WWE Champion CM Punk, never at a loss for words, said in a radio interview while promoting Hell in a Cell he feels a match between himself and Steve Austin is a bigger match than a bout between himself and The Rock. Will Punk vs. Austin happen at Wrestlemania 29? We have the latest [...]
The Halloween episode of WWE Inbox is embedded in the video below: [...]
WWE’s extended fall tour overseas officially kicks off Wendesday. Here’s a look at the shows prior to the weekend: WWE Raw: Tonight from Zenith de Strasbourg in Starsbourg, France (more info) Thursday from Zénith Nantes in Nanetes, France (more info) Smackdown: Thursday from Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France (more info) We’ll have more in [...]
WWE has everyone confused on their taping schedule in late December. Here’s how things stand: On Sunday, December 16, 2012 WWE will hold their TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view from the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York On Monday, December 17, 2012 WWE Raw will take place live from the Wells Fargo Center [...]
- The Score in Canada will air next week’s SuperSmackdown at 8 PM ET on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. - Next week’s WWE Main Event will be headlined by Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett. - After this week’s Smackdown taping ended, Sheamus challenged Big Show to a match for the dark main event but it didn’t [...]
WWE just announced that The Big Show will defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Sheamus at WWE Survivor Series. WWE Survivor Series 2012 will take place Sunday, November 18, 2012 from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. WrestlingNewsWorld.com will have full coverage of the event. [...]
Lilian Garcia, sporting a neck brace, sent out a Tout today to update fans on her condition following her injury. The Tout is embedded below: [...]
Edge, who lives in North Carolina, was backstage at this week’s WWE Raw from Charlotte. Beth Phoenix, who is Edge’s real-life girlfriend, posted the following photo of the couple together “seconds before” her last match against AJ Lee: …seconds before I went thru the curtain for the last time twitter.com/TheBethPhoenix… — Beth Phoenix (@TheBethPhoenix) October [...]
WWE sent out the following kayfabe update on referee Brad Maddox to mobile alert subscribers: Maddox Found: Suspended WWE ref Brad Maddox, who disappeared following HIAC, has resurfaced. Tune in to Main Event on ION, Wed. at 8/7 CT for further news. WWE will tape this week’s Main Event Tuesday night from Fayetteville, North Carolina. [...]
This week’s WWE Raw did a 2.9 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 4,100,000 viewers on the USA Network. Below is the hourly breakdown of viewers: Hour one: 4,306,000 viewers Hour two: 4,217,000 viewers Hour three: 3,783,000 viewers While up from last week, the troubling sign is the audience decline as the show [...]
- Joey Styles Tweeted that Beth Phoenix was the most all around talented woman wrestler/Diva in WWE history. You can follow Styles on Twitter @JoeyStyles. - WWE has announced a live event from the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana on Saturday, January 12, 2013. - Steve Austin will be on Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures [...]
- Beth Phoenix’s profile has been moved to the Alumni section on the official WWE website. - For those disappointed Ric Flair didn’t return to WWE on this week’s Raw, we ran a full update over the weekend at this link. While the feeling is Flair will be back in WWE, the ongoing litigation with [...]
- Derrick Bateman underwent knee surgery on Tuesday. You can follow his progress here on Twitter. - WWE issued a press release regarding the release of WWE ’13. Click here to read it. - Speaking of WWE press releases, here’s one regarding their $1,000,000 donation to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. - Kurt [...]
Dot com did a video interview with Beth Phoenix discussing her “firing” from WWE. Beth, while working, says thank you to everyone for the opportunity. You can watch it at this link. As previously noted, Beth’s contract is up at the end of the month and chose not to re-sign. Below are Twitter reactions from [...]
- Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams, who is reportedly on the trading block, was backstage at this week’s WWE Raw in Charlotte, North Carolina. Williams posted the above photo on Facebook with The Miz. - The US Marine Corps is opposing WWE’s trademark to “Marine: Homefront.” They have until December 12th to file or [...]
The latest episode of “Backstage Fallout” Raw is embedded in the video below: [...]
IGN.com reviews WWE ’13 at this link. The game officially hit stores in the United States on Tuesday. The folks over at IGN sent over the following video of one of their staff members with developers from THQ: [...]
After this week’s WWE Raw went off the air, Ryback remained in the ring while CM Punk made his way back out to defend the WWE Title in a dark match. During the match, Paul Heyman distracted Ryback when he had Punk in the Shell Shock position. Punk’s Survivor Series team ran out and attacked [...]
WWE will tape the Smackdown portion of this week’s WWE Superstars, future matches for WWE Saturday Morning Slam, and this week’s Smackdown tonight from Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This show will address the Smackdown side of the WWE Hell in a Cell fallout, including The Big Show‘s first Smackdown as World Heavyweight Champion. Raw Superstars Kane [...]
A Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match was announced for the pay-per-view on this week’s WWE Raw. The match is as follows: Team CM Punk - CM Punk, The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow & Alberto Del Rio vs. Team Mick Foley - Ryback, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, Kane & Randy Orton WWE Survivor [...]
Beth Phoenix finished up with WWE on this week’s Raw. As the storyline goes, Beth was rolled up by AJ Lee for a loss but Vickie Guerrero came out and ordered the match restarted. Beth went over AJ after the restart. Later on in the show Vickie informed Beth in a backstage promo because she [...]
It was announced on this week’s WWE Raw that Jerry Lawler will return to the show on commentary in two weeks on the November 12th episode from Columbus, Ohio. Lawler has been off commentary since suffering a heart attack during the September 10, 2012 episode of Raw where he was administered CPR to resuscitate him. [...]
ESPN.com has a new Q&A online with World Heavyweight Champion Big Show to promote Tuesday’s release of WWE ’13. Below is an excerpt: You’re currently locked in a feud with Sheamus. Have you been impressed by the big man’s skills in the ring? I’m really impressed with Sheamus. The thing about Sheamus is he’s very, [...]
Last week’s Smackdown did a 1.93 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 2,820,000 viewers on SyFy. Smackdown Ratings Archive [...]
Jim Ross, who will be commentating tonight on WWE Raw, tweeted a short time ago that he will give us a big update on Jerry “The King” Lawler tonight. Do not miss our exclusive live play-by-play coverage of the show right here on WrestlingNewsWorld.com at 8 PM EDT. His tweet is embedded below: Big news [...]
- WWE Headquarters was closed Monday due to concerns from Hurricane Sandy in Stamford, CT and the surrounding area. - After having last weekend off, the entire WWE roster is headed overseas following Tuesday’s Smackdown taping in Fayetteville, North Carolina. This week’s Smackdown taping will be the final WWE show in the United States until [...]
The official WWE website has a short video posted in which Dolph Ziggler explains why he did not cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at WWE Hell in a Cell. He criticizes John Cena for announcing when he would cash in his briefcase, and calls those who believed his promise “sheep.” Click here [...]
Richard Gray shares his exclusive reaction to WWE Hell in a Cell 2012 in this free preview of Richard's Backstage Blog. Be sure to share your comments after listening! [...]
WWE uploaded a full playlist of backstage videos from WWE Hell in a Cell. You can watch the videos at the links below: Despite not winning the Tag Team Championships, the undefeated Team Rhodes Scholars look toward the future The Miz says Kofi Kingston’s win at Hell in a Cell was a fluke John Cena [...]
- NBC has announced they will broadcast a one-hour special of WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012 on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 9 PM. The original airing of the show will be two hours on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 9 PM on the USA Network. - WWE Raw will take place tonight from [...]
- Sheamus wrote the following on Twitter: I may have lifted the world’s largest athlete across my shoulders, but his resolve was so strong. Respect to @wwethebigshow, this time. — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) October 29, 2012 - WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston wrote the following on Twitter: #HIAC! Still champ! Adrenaline starting to wear off, pain [...]
The latest episode of “WWE Download” with Dolph Ziggler is embedded in the video below: [...]
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